Sticks and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

Thought I'd give you an update on Poncho (aka Ed). He has now decided that he wants to be on Mom every time she sits or lays down. He likes to curl up under her neck which can be tough if Mom's sitting straight up. He gets around this by trying to climb up and drape himself on her shoulder. What a geek! Of course, all I have to do is give him the 'look' and he jumps down. But now he's figured out that if he just turns his head away from me I can't make eye contact with him and he thinks he's safe. Talk about acting like an ostrich putting it's head in the sand...... as if ignoring me ever made me just go away. I have a couple of ideas about how to take care of this: number 1: I'll just... Dangit! I hear him eating something........ I'll be right back.

Ok, back! What was I doing? Was I chewing on a stick? Yeah, that must have been it. Let me get back to it before one of the big dogs takes it and buries it.


Bark at you soon!

Special Ed

Poncho (who Daddy now calls "Special Ed") has officially lost his mind. Somewhere in his little pea brain he has decided that he's allowed to sleep next to me on Mom. He's too squirmy when he goes to sleep and moves about 100 times before finally settling down. This is soooooo annoying. Then, last night, when I popped up (with the covers still on me) to tell him to be still, he must have thought I was a ghost or something because he jumped up and ran right over Mom's head (banging her nose) and took off. I guess it was kind of cool because he went to sleep in his own bed after that. Maybe he'll stick to his own bed from now on. I can only hope.......

Mom just told me a horrible story about some people that don't take care of their kids. She said maybe I could put a link on my blog to try and help the kids so here it is:

HSUS MySpace Page Stop Puppy Mills Website

Snake Charmers

Whewff! That was an exciting night! Kenz and Ruth both got bit by a copperhead last night. Kenz got bit on the nose and somehow Ruth got bit on the leg. Boomer was the only big dog that didn't get bit and he's the one who always finds them! Poor Ruth couldn't even walk on her leg and Kenz cried last night when she tried to lay her head down to sleep. Poor girls! I thought Kenz had learned her lesson but I guess since this is the 6th time she's been bitten, she's not going to stop hunting them anytime soon. She usually catches the snake before Mom and Dad can get out there and boy does she take care of them. There are always multiple pieces that have to be picked up - eewwwww!

I guess now I understand why Mom won't let me and Poncho out in the evening or at night during the summer. I just thought she was being mean because one of my favorite things to do is go "swimming" in the monkey grass. But that's where the big kids keep finding snakes. Oh well, Mom gave them some medicine last night and they were both a little better this morning. Thank goodness it was just a baby snake this time. Last time Kenz got bit by a big one she was sick for days.

Mom started me on some new food the other day and boy is it good! She thinks maybe I'm getting fat from eating too much but I think it's the perfect amount. She says I'm driving her crazy about food because I keep pushing my bowl around but how else am I supposed to tell her I want more? She can't speak dog and I can't speak human (yet) so it's up to me to find a solution. What can I say? Pushing the bowl usually works :)

My Favorite Things

Well that was a great weekend! I got to do my 2 favorite things in the whole world all weekend: eat and sleep! And Poncho got what was coming to him when he wouldn't stop bothering me. He kept standing on the big pillow in front of me and barking at me to get up. He barks like a girl so it gets annoying pretty fast. He barked so hard that he knocked himself off the pillow and fell over! I think he was embarassed because he stopped after that (thank goodness).

And some more good news: Gwenny doen't have mange!!!! Yea!!! I can stop itching now. She has some sort of skin infection and she's on medicine to fix it. I guess that's what happens when you start out life as a homeless dog..........I still don't want her touching any of my stuff though.

Oops, gotta run.......I hear Poncho eating something

Announcement

Well, I have some interesting news.............Mom thinks it's official and that Poncho and I are going to be parents soon. I'm not sure yet how I feel about Poncho being able to handle this kind of responsibility. I mean, he's really been annoying me ALOT lately and he won't give me any extra food which any good father would do, right? Plus, he still cries like a baby when I get mad at him. Mom thinks it's just the hormones that are making me feel this way but I'm not so sure. All I know is I want another nap. Right now.

Oh and apparently Gwenny has mange - like, EEEWWWWW! Mom tried to tell me that all dogs carry this bug but only some get an infection blah, blah, blah. She better not touch any of my stuff. I already feel itchy just thinking about it. Definitely time for a nap.

Troublemaker

Guess who's in trouble? (Hint: I don't have any white on my legs - see previous post)

Almost Forgot!

And of course we need to include a picture of me.......... That's my special pillow that Poncho is not allowed to touch. He won't let me on his bed so he doesn't get to touch my pillow. He may be bigger than me technically but my mom says it's all about attitude and I have way more than he does. He's never won a fight yet.

Ruthie and Poncho and Gwenny

Got a few new family portraits to post. This is Gwenny. She's just a puppy so we have a hard time getting good pictures of her. She never stops moving (or biting). Someone dumped her in our barn when she was only 7 weeks old! I guess I'll never understand some humans.

This cutie is Poncho. He's my on-again off-again boyfriend. Sometimes he acts so goofy that I'm embarassed for him.

And this is Ruth. She's my biggest sister. She doesn't really like to have her picture taken anymore (I think it's because she's embarassed about all the grey hair).

MacKenzie and Boomer

Hi, thought I'd start putting some pics of my family up here.

This is MacKenzie, my big sister. She's kind of the mother of us all (at least that's what she seems to think). She can be bossy sometimes but she's really a sweetheart.

This handsome devil is Boomer. He's my one true love.

Unbelievable

I wouldn't belive this unless I saw it with my own 2 eyes - somebody has left ANOTHER animal at our house and it's taken up residence in the barn (that's how we got Gwenny, my youngest sister). Somebody sure has my mom figured out. It wouldn't be such a big deal except that this time it's a CAT. And I don't like the way she looks in the front windows at night. I've been telling her off every time she does it but she must not speak "dog" because she keeps on doing it. I guess I'll have to find some other way to persuade her............

We have company coming over tonight so I have to run now - I need to conserve my energy. Being the center of attention is soooooooo tiring! My mom taught me a new trick last week so I'll definitely be performing. Wish me luck!

Hello World!

Hi there, it's me, Chula! I can't believe it took my mom this long to figure out how to let my adoring public watch me as closely as they want. But here I am! (and really, she does try so hard - my mom I mean). Hopefully she'll be able to add all the bells and whistles as time goes by.

Let me tell you a little bit about me and my family- I'm the princess of the household (but you already knew that), I love snuggling under covers and bossing around the various members of my royal court. Let's see....... there's Poncho, my on again/off again boyfriend. And also Boomer, who is the real love of my life. And there's Kenz, my sweet big sister. Ruthie is my other sister. She's sweet too but gets annoyed real easy. Oh yeah, I can't forget Gwenny - she's new to the court. She's a little too rough for my taste but my mom promises she'll grow out of it.

Hopefully I'll have some pictures up soon and some interesting "tails" of adventure to tell.